I have a compulsion. I own domain names. Like a shit-ton of them. I spend as much money renewing domain names every year as I do on a months’ worth of rent. That doesn’t seem like a big deal maybe until you consider these two pieces of information:
- Each domain is cheap; no more than $10 (per year) and
- I pay rent in New York City.
Pathological? Maybe. This is like internet hoarding. Or something. OMG: Internet Hoarders. INTERNETHOARDERS.COM… That could be a (bad) TV show. Or a website. I’m resisting the urge to buy that. Maybe I’ll just go check. Huh, it’s available.
Evidence of Impulse Control 'Problem': Email from Bluehost.com.
And now, it’s mine. It’s not even that good. Shit.
See? This is how it happens.
Some domain names are brilliant. Some of them I don’t remember buying because I was in some sort of fugue (read: drunk or asleep) state. Many of them are business ideas. Often I can’t believe that no-one had thought of that before…. like Boob Dialogues (dot) com. boobdialogues.com. I mean, COME ON. Eve Ensler’s people are asleep at the wheel. Sequel to vagina monologues, anyone?
I own it. And have for years. Nothing is there.
I usually buy them still deep in sleep–but just waking from a dream. Or while in conversation with friends. Or while I’m teaching. I will say something that I think is funny. Others may or may not agree. Hold please. And then I will buy. Buy. Buy. Buy. With PayPal money, which is Internet money and isn’t like, real. But it is.
So how may my DOMAIN NAME PATHOLOGY benefit you???
Well, starting tomorrow, EVERY FRIDAY here at CAD is declared DOMAIN NAME DAY. Every Friday I will package up one of these little ideas and offer it to one of you. If you want it. The domains will collect and be available for someone looking for a new way to spend their time. This is like Job Title Jackpot for real. In between jobs? Take an idea and run with it. I don’t have time. And need more room. To think. And to play.
TOMORROW’S DOMAIN NAME: Craigsgrist.com
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YOU. MUST. STOP. ENABLING. ME….
I have that problem, too.
I. WILL. RESIST.
Ha! Perhaps we can do Domain Name trading cards? We can swap?
Sounds like an interesting idea. Usually I have an idea and go looking for domain names that would fit it (usually taken, probably by internet hoarders). It would be a fun exercise to just get a random domain name and have to come up with something to do with it.
Is there an equivalent of an online white elephant party for domain names?
One day in the far far future, when we ran out of clever two word combos. we’ll all be rich!
I have the same problem. Someone should create a 12 step online program, but first we need to buy the domain name.
Chicken/Egg.
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